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Where does “camelopardalis” come from?

camelopardalis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

Ancestry of “camelopardalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαμηλοπάρδαλιςgiraffe
2Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
3Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →